can-do

/ˌkæn ˌˈdu/
/kænˈdu/
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Definitions of can-do
  1. adjective
    marked by a willingness to tackle a job and get it done
    “a can-do kind of person”
    “the city's indomitable optimism and can-do spirit”
    synonyms:
    dynamic, dynamical
    characterized by action or forcefulness or force of personality
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/ˌkæn ˌˈdu/
UK
/kænˈdu/
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